This will be the last large structure for the town of Mauston. Like most small towns in the Midwest Mauston has it's share of old Victorian houses, I just had to have this one for mine.
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Andy
Nice looking structure - I will be following along.
Andy,
Looking forward to your build and seeing what you do with the tower house.
Tom ;D
Neat looking kit Andy.....looking forward to your build. :)
I'll be very interested in watching this, too. I have this kit and a couple others from the same manufacturer. When I looked at the parts, at times I thought the kit looked a bit "crude" and would need some extra attention in finishing.
dave
Thanks for looking in all!
Dave, right you are, I have built two other kits by this company and they do need a little help. There is no bracing provided and the self stick pieces don't really, they need a little glue to help them stay in place. The other kits had pre-molded plastic shingle roofs, they were much to be desired. This kit they give you laser cut shingles. I just liked the look of the building so any extra things I have to do to it will be worth it. I will be getting into this as soon as I have my station details finished and on the layout, hopefully this weekend.
There are to many parts to get them all in one photo, so here are the wall sections. I am going to go against my nature and try to build this one close to the instructions. No bracing came with the kit so I am on my own here.
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First section all braced, painted black inside and assembled. The next section pieces all cleaned up and ready for bracing.
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Andy,
Never purchased any kits form this company so will check out your product review build thread of this neat Victorian structure kit.
Tommy
Hi Andy:
Looks like you are off to a good start. Looking forward to your build.
Karl
Andy,
Ditto to the others, I'm following the progress also. I'm not a fan of peel and stick windows either. The older Master Creations kits had them and I always added a little glue to the peel and stick.
Tom ;D
Looking good so far Andy. :) 8)
Stay cool and run steam........ 8) 8)
thanks guy's for stopping in.
Section two added, next the tower.
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Following along, and nice job so far. One thing I don't like about their kits is the stick-on veneer strips in lieu of actual corner trim. Build on! 👍🏻
Quote from: Dave K. on December 28, 2016, 10:53:06 PM
Following along, and nice job so far. One thing I don't like about their kits is the stick-on veneer strips in lieu of actual corner trim. Build on! 👍🏻
I am with you on that Dave. I always use a little glue to help hold those on.
Tower has been installed, section four is the rear kitchen extension.
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The extension has been added to the back, If you look close at the wall between the extension and the door opening you can see a thin strip of siding. The opening for the extension was laser cut to the wrong side of center or the back wall was cut to short, so I had to break out a piece and then fill the whole back in. You can also see the base color for the house, Folk Art #402 light blue.
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And now it's blue.
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Oh, look what's next. would be nice to just hit the whole sheet with a spray can but there are three different colors on there.
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Andy,
Great job, but Oh boy, look at all those parts. Window frames, rafters, corner trim and etc.
Just think how wonderful it will look when finished.
Tom ;D
Hi andy:
Looking great so far. I agree with Tom. Have fun with all those parts. Will be following along.
Karl
Just so no one thinks I quit on this, about half the windows done.
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Hi Andy:
Looks like you are changing the color scheme. Good for you. I'm still watching. Can't wait to see what you do with it.
Karl
Quote from: postalkarl on January 06, 2017, 07:59:04 AM
Hi Andy:
Looks like you are changing the color scheme. Good for you. I'm still watching. Can't wait to see what you do with it.
Karl
Thanks for stopping in Karl, I thought I would see what a different color scheme would look like.
Windows, doors and trim all on, next up is the front porch.
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Nice job on the build Andy looks great.
That looks really good Andy. Great job.
Jim
Thanks guy's for looking in. It's coming along with a lot of extra work. I am not to impressed with this kit or maybe I am just used to scratchbuilding. Some parts cut out of square, slots in the wrong place or not big enough, assembled parts won't go together square, the stick on parts won't hold at all need to be glued, trim parts cut the wrong size. Maybe I am not suited for kitbuilding, I would think things would be thought out a little better. But hey it still is a neat looking house.
Front porch is on, the instructions wanted the steps added now but I am leaving them off till last, I know they would just get knocked off. Next up is the rear deck, kitchen door steps, and side awning brackets.
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Rear deck has been added, Starting the roofing, also while gluing shingles I will be making curtains
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I've been eyeballing this kit. I'll be following your progress
Raymond, thanks for stopping in. Keep an eye on my posting here, this kit has a lot of problems that I am trying to work out, fixed a few of them so far. I will keep you posted.
Andy...
At the risk of being critical and not knowing the instructions or floor plan for this structure...
In the photo above, under the words "making curtains", there a gable end. Is the lap siding on the correct side of the reinforcing pieces that you have blacked out?
I can't see enough to be sure........ just a question.
Either way this is a really cool build.
thanx
Bob
Hi andy:
Very nicely done so far. You are doing an excellent job with blue. It is a tough color to use. You seem to have it down pat.
karl
Quote from: bparrish on January 14, 2017, 06:13:55 PM
Andy...
At the risk of being critical and not knowing the instructions or floor plan for this structure...
In the photo above, under the words "making curtains", there a gable end. Is the lap siding on the correct side of the reinforcing pieces that you have blacked out?
I can't see enough to be sure........ just a question.
Either way this is a really cool build.
thanx
Bob
Bob, thanks for keeping a watchful eye. That is an inside wall made to hold up the roof section. The house foot print is T shaped
Quote from: postalkarl on January 14, 2017, 06:58:46 PM
Hi andy:
Very nicely done so far. You are doing an excellent job with blue. It is a tough color to use. You seem to have it down pat.
karl
Thanks Karl
Almost done roofing, just the tower left..
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Has anyone else built a kit that has given you so much trouble and was made so bad that all you wanted to do was finish it and get it over with?
Had that several times , I am building the Dubois House from Laser Art at the moment and it doesn't fit as well as I am used to from them either. But that is in N-scale and while building it I get the feeling they made some mistakes while transferring it from H0 into N-scale .
After about an hour and a half of messing with the front bay window I have come to the conclusion that the front wall was cut about a 1/16 to short. the tabs on the side pieces didn't fit the slot, broke one trying to sand it down. Took all five pieces and threw them in the trash. I am now scratch building a new bay window.
Quote from: ak-milw on February 01, 2017, 08:26:07 PM
After about an hour and a half of messing with the front bay window I have come to the conclusion that the front wall was cut about a 1/16 to short. the tabs on the side pieces didn't fit the slot, broke one trying to sand it down. Took all five pieces and threw them in the trash. I am now scratch building a new bay window.
Coincidentally , I am having problems with the bay window on the Dubois house too, not their strongest point we may presume.
Quote from: Janbouli on February 02, 2017, 05:31:46 PM
Quote from: ak-milw on February 01, 2017, 08:26:07 PM
After about an hour and a half of messing with the front bay window I have come to the conclusion that the front wall was cut about a 1/16 to short. the tabs on the side pieces didn't fit the slot, broke one trying to sand it down. Took all five pieces and threw them in the trash. I am now scratch building a new bay window.
Coincidentally , I am having problems with the bay window on the Dubois house too, not their strongest point we may presume.
I totally agree!
Hi Andy:
Looks good so far. Sorry to hear of your dilemma. I'm sure the scratch built version will be just fine.
Karl
Andy, I had the same issue building Campbell's Grandma house.
Andy...
Now I have it....... that piece that was yelling at me was just an interior support and they had you use a scrap of ship lap siding for the part. Never to be seen again.
Again.......... great structure.
thanx
Bob
Quote from: bparrish on February 04, 2017, 01:42:22 PM
Andy...
Now I have it....... that piece that was yelling at me was just an interior support and they had you use a scrap of ship lap siding for the part. Never to be seen again.
Again.......... great structure.
thanx
Bob
you got it Bob
The front bay is attached and the tower roof is finished. The original bay window that came with the kit had angled walls, I just built mine straight. Also the window was a plain Rectangle, for some reason I got an extra peaked window so I used that instead. Working on the last piece of roofing now.
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Almost done and looking good Andy.
Looking really good Andy. Even with all of the hurdles you encountered you've done a great job in doing work-arounds.
Andy
The build is coming out very nice.
Thanks you Sir's, just trying to get it done.
Hey Andy that looks pretty good.
Jerry
Thanks Jerry
calling this done for now, maybe a little light weathering before it goes on the layout.
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now to get the layout ready.
Hi Andy:
Looks just great. Beautiful Victorian paint scheme also.
Karl
Andy,
YOU did a great job on this kit ! Thanks for sharing the construction hurdles that were included in the box. Will make a nice addition to your Milwaukee Road empire.
Tommy
Andy...
Very cool
Thanx
Bob
Looks great, Andy. nice color scheme.
Jeff
Karl, Tom, Bob and Jeff,
Thank you very much. If this was my first kit ever I think I would never buy another. But seeing I have built a few other kits I think this one was just a bad apple. Thanks again for all the great comments and questions.
Andy,
I've never been a big fan of Laser Art type construction. They do have some very nice kits but I'm just not crazy about how they go together.
You did an excellent job on this one. Well done, well done.
Tom ;D
Looks good Andy..... 8)
Real nice Victorian Andy. I like that it is not heavily weathered like many structures; some residents keep things well maintained. Jim
Thanks for the comments, Tom and Greg.
Quote from: jrmueller on February 07, 2017, 10:17:07 AM
Real nice Victorian Andy. I like that it is not heavily weathered like many structures; some residents keep things well maintained. Jim
Thanks Jim, Before it goes on the layout I might give it a light dusting, It will sit in the better part of town where things were kept up.